Sanders would back DNC chair's foe in congressional race

By

Allen Cone

Debbie Wasserman Schultz leads the Democratic National Committee and is U.S. Representative from Florida. Bernie Sanders and his staffers have been criticical of her performance as party chair. File photo by Matthew Healey/UPI | License Photo

WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said he supports the Democratic National Committee' chair's opponent in the Aug. 30 congressional primary in South Florida.

"I am so proud to serve the people of Florida's 23rd district and I am confident that they know that I am an effective fighter and advocate on their behalf in Congress," Wasserman Schultz said. "Even though Senator Sanders has endorsed my opponent, I remain, as I have been from the beginning, neutral in the presidential Democratic primary. I look forward to working together with him for Democratic victories in the fall."